Assistant Case Manager

Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring bonus

Flexible work schedule

Paid time off

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Job summary

Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services seeks a Case Aide to provide transportation and supervise visits for children and families within the Foster Care Case Management program. The role requires travel across Missouri and related community visits, reporting to the Foster Care Case Manager Supervisor.

You will meet clients in homes, foster placements, or other locations, driving as needed and adhering to safety and program guidelines.

Qualifications

• Provides supervised visitation for children and families.
• Requires travel throughout the state.
• Transports clients to and from visits and appointments.
• Addresses parenting skills during visitation.

Responsibilities

• Provide transportation and supervision of visits for FCCM clients.
• Meet with clients in homes, foster homes, or community locations as needed.
• Maintain safe driving and comply with program policies.

Skills

Supervised visitation

Driver's license

Valid driving record

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

We are committed to supporting at risk children and families by providing them with tools and resources to help prevent children from experiencing child abuse, neglect and abandonment. We are a Christian agency that believes in living our mission: “to provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need.”

• $500 Hiring Bonus!!*

In response to this community-wide challenge, Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS), provides 14 programs and services in 28 locations in Texas, Missouri and Louisiana. In all of our programs, we seek to provide children with permanent homes and adults with increased self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by the agency’s commitment to “The PCHAS Way” which inspires the agency to be strength-focused, family-centered, and goal driven with every client.

Benefits of serving children and families in need through PCHAS include competitive salaries, flex work schedules, paid time off, medical, dental and vision insurance options, voluntary life insurance options, paid holidays, and a very generous retirement plan (after one year of service and working 1,000 hours the agency matches an employee’s contribution).

Status: Non-exempt

The Case Aide provides transportation, supervision of visits for children and families within the Foster Care Case Management (FCCM) program. The Case Aide reports to the Foster Care Case Manager Supervisor.

Works in a typical office setting and from employee’s home, or other community location as established by flexible work agreement, to complete paperwork, documentation, and other indirect service tasks. Meets clients in home, foster home, residential facility, hospital, or other community locations as needed; drives an automobile on a routine basis in all types of areas; must have reliable transportation. Requires sitting, standing, bending and reaching. May require lifting up to 25 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computers, copiers, calculators, the telephone and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and vision. Must have the ability and energy to visit more than one family per day.

Requirements

• Provides supervised visitation for children and their families.
• This position requires travel throughout the state.
• Transports clients to and from visits, foster care placements and other identified appointments.
• Addresses parenting skills during visitation.
• Promotes positive parenting and child development while reducing the risk of child maltreatment.

Education

High School Diploma, or equivalent, is required for this position.

Must hold a valid driver’s license, have and maintain a risk-free driving record. Must be willing to undergo initial and periodic child abuse/neglect, criminal history, sexual offender, and childcare/elder care disqualification list screenings as conducted by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services utilizing the Family Care Safety Registry. As requested, must submit fingerprints for review by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Must undergo a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment physical with the results showing no evidence of communicable disease. Must be American Red Cross first aid and CPR certified at all times.

Christian Commitment

Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services is a faith-based Christian organization. We provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need. We strive to serve like Jesus. We meet our clients where they are and treat them with respect. We focus on our clients’ strengths rather than their problems. And we encourage our clients to focus on their future rather than their past. When we do this well, we help our clients find hope and know the love of God.